The COVID Fashion Report is a special edition of the Ethical Fashion Report. Get your copy of the Ethical Fashion Report and Ethical Fashion Guide today!
Every piece of clothing you own was made by someone. And amidst the COVID-19 crisis, the people who make your clothes are experiencing new and unprecedented risks.
Infection, shortages of PPE and health care, along with a rapidly changing global fashion industry have devastated garment workers… making them even more vulnerable to unsafe working conditions, forced labour, child labour and human exploitation.
Find out which companies are doing the most to protect workers in their supply chains. Order your copy of the Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report and Guide, COVID edition!
Between March and May 2020, the world’s 50 million garment workers lost wages totalling $5.79 billion USD.
More than 1 in 3 surveyed Bangladeshi garment workers reported their children had gone without food during May 2020.
In March, more than half of surveyed suppliers in Bangladesh reported that the majority of their orders had been cancelled by brands.
Retail foot traffic down 71.1% in May 2020 and most fashion companies had closed stores, furloughed staff and lower sales.
Consumers in Australia and New Zealand have been hit hard by the economic impact of COVID. Between March and April 2020, the hours worked by Australians declined by 9.5%.
It’s time to discover how powerful you really are!
Every time you purchase a piece of clothing, YOU have the power to pass on opportunity and dignity to workers, and sustainability to our planet.
These 2020 special editions of the Ethical Fashion Report and Ethical Fashion Guide are all about empowering you to be a more thoughtful and ethical fashion consumer.
Your first step is the decision to become more connected and conscious of the impact of the clothes you buy.
Join a movement of change, today. Download the COVID Fashion Report and COVID Fashion Guide to find out more!
Use this brand finder to see how your favourite brands have responded to the challenges their supply chain workers have faced during the COVID-19 crisis. You can also find their 2019 Ethical Fashion Grade to see how strong their ethical practices were coming into the crisis.
To share a brand’s COVID Response, click on the Brand name now!
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Click the button to edit this post and let the brand know what you think of its grade. Share your thoughts the world and be part of the change you want to see in the global fashion industry!
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